Wichita eagle., 1887-10-26

The row Of fats being built by Messr
c. W. Kellogg & Son, on River street
almost completed and win soon be ready fo
occupany.
| Mr. C. 81. Bunker Ia home from q tri
west on the Great Bend branch of the SAINT
Fe, and reports everything lively in tbs
section.
Mr.. Cotter, Of Cotter Brothers restaurant
| returned from q pleasant and successful
hunting excursion to the western portion o
| the state.
{ Sheriff Hays, arrived home from Leaven
| worth yesterday morning, where he has
gone to place batch OF prisoners In tn
penitentiary.
Mrs. A. NJ Deming died at the residence
of her son-ln law, c. VI. Biting, It's Nortl
Lawrence, yesterday evening. Notice o
funeral services later
Mr.. John Gaffeny, roadmaster of the TT
Scott, promises to be present at the st. Alloy
sius fair next month with the finest list O
presents in the hall.
Mr.. Jerome Smith, of the firm Of Woolars
& Smith, Richfeld, Kans., was in the cit,
yesterday on business. He reports trad
good and all the Wichita people prospecting
Mr., Oliver Toomey, representing s
Toomey & Son, carriage and sulky builders
Of Canal Lover, O., who has been in tn,
city for the past month, left for his horn'
last evening.
D. b. Heilman and wife, of Decatur
Illinois, uncle and aunt OF Mr.. Hiram I'm
boden, are paying the latter gentleman ant
his family visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Heilman
who called yesterday, are very much pleased
with Wichita and delighted with our people
Messrs. Jacob Hartman, Henry Hartman
and Daniel Burlington, Of Eizabethviile
Pennsylvania, arrived yesterday. They an
Of the leading business men of their county
and come Yves. on a prospecting tour. They
seem to be well pleased with Kansas.
The Pierce & Pollock building on South
Topeka was yesterday receiving its first coat
Of plastering. Work is being pushed as rap
idly as possible and it it expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy the
middle Of next month.
Captain W. A Richey returned yesterday
from Burlington, Coffey county. Mrs.
Richey still remains there and their son will
attend the school during the winter. The
captain also tells a very remarkable fish
story in which he succeeded in catching
fine bass in one hour. Next
The fire which had started at the corner OF
Wabash and Oak about u o'clock night be-
fore last required the attention of No I'm
til the morning. About s o'clock in the fore
noon the blaze again started and they were
compelled to 60 to the place second time.
A case of restitution is reported from the
northern part of the city. The family con-
sists Of father and mother in poor health and
six children living in an old wagon near the
stock yards. They had come through from
the western part of the state, and, reaching
here were unable togo further.
"
About o'clock yesterday forenoon the de-:
was called out to extinguish fire
IN north Topeka avenue. The blaze had
tarted in the house Of Mr.. Kramer at the
corner Of Third, from a coal falling upon the
loor from the CRATE. It was promptly put
,ut, no great damage resulting.
Nothing but civil business came up in the
ustice court yesterday. Justice Barrett
lisposing Of eight cases and Judge Walker
# about the same number. A warrant was
worn out by man for the arrest of per-
On who had carried away goods from his
tore and concealed them.
Last evening as Mrs. Bond and another
ady were driving On Lincoln street their
orse became frightened and ran for some
istance, when making q sudden turn the
uggy was upset and both of the ladies were
brown out. Mrs Bond was quite seriously
Injured, and being moved to her residence
ledical aid was summoned.
Mr.. A. 7. Pifer Of Clinton county Penn
ylyania is visiting relatives in the city. Its
is first visit to Wichita and his experience
simply the same old story Of surprise en-
hasized. He can't understand how it is
nat such city has grown in SO short time.
he fact is to be seen but for him to account
,r it seems to be the trouble
Last evening a colored man standing by a |
owe in an East Douglas avenue gambling !
ouse was knocked down and dragged out |
pom the pavement. After recovering he
I'D his story to a policeman and a search |
as instituted for his assailant, colored |
an who goes by the name Of "Blox7 and |
no figured some time ago in the North Main